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Character · Alleyn and his circle · 32 books

Roderick Alleyn

Scotland Yard detective, later superintendent · Ngaio Marsh

Roderick Alleyn is a gentleman detective of Scotland Yard, later superintendent.

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Character facts

First appearance
A Man Lay Dead (1934)
Latest appearance
Light Thickens (1982)
Books
32 (31 as lead, 1 major)
Series
Roderick Alleyn
Author
Ngaio Marsh
Circle
Alleyn and his circle

Where to meet Roderick Alleyn

Roderick Alleyn first appears in A Man Lay Dead (1934), as the lead, book 1 of the Roderick Alleyn series.

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Every book with Roderick Alleyn

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1934LA Man Lay Deadlead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  2. 1935LEnter a Murdererlead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  3. 1935LThe Nursing Home Murderlead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  4. 1936LDeath in Ecstasylead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  5. 1937LVintage Murderlead · Roderick AlleynTravelling in New ZealandBuy
  6. 1938LArtists in Crimelead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  7. 1938LDeath in a White Tielead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  8. 1939LOverture to Deathlead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  9. 1940LDeath at the Barlead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  10. 1941LSurfeit of Lampreyslead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  11. 1941LDeath and the Dancing Footmanlead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  12. 1943LColour Schemelead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  13. 1945LDied in the Woollead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  14. 1947LFinal Curtainlead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  15. 1949LSwing, Brother, Swinglead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  16. 1951LOpening Nightlead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  17. 1953LSpinsters in Jeopardylead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  18. 1955LScales of Justicelead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  19. 1957LOff with His Headlead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  20. 1958LSinging in the Shroudslead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  21. 1959LFalse Scentlead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  22. 1962LHand in Glovelead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  23. 1963LDead Waterlead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  24. 1966LKiller Dolphinlead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  25. 1968MClutch of Constablesmajor role · Roderick AlleynAppears mostly in flashbackBuy
  26. 1970LWhen in Romelead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  27. 1972LTied Up in Tinsellead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  28. 1974LBlack as He’s Paintedlead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  29. 1977LLast Ditchlead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  30. 1978LGrave Mistakelead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  31. 1980LPhoto Finishlead · Roderick AlleynBuy
  32. 1982LLight Thickenslead · Roderick AlleynBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Inspector FoxAlleyn’s loyal colleague, known as Br’er Fox29
Agatha TroyPainter who marries Alleyn8
Nigel BathgateJournalist and Alleyn’s friend6
Ricky AlleynAlleyn and Troy’s son2